The Latest Breaking News from Rochdale

Martin Forde says storm over Rochdale byelection candidate raises new questions over ‘disparity in treatment’ of Labour MPs

Former Tory leader, recently parachuted into role, to face questions over Gaza and elsewhere

Calls for Labour leader to remove whip from Azhar Ali if he becomes MP, after his suggestion Israel ‘allowed’ 7 October attack

It is all a Jewish conspiracy, you see. Labour’s candidate for the Rochdale by-election, Azhar Ali, told a party meeting that Israel had “deliberately” allowed the October 7 massacre — in which Hamas murdered 1,200 people and took more than 240 hostage — to go ahead to give them “the…

Prime minister faces one-hour grilling from voters following day of campaigning in Yorkshire

Support for Azhar Ali in looming byelection is a failure to tackle antisemitism, says leading campaigner

A shadow minister confirmed that Labour’s campaign backing Cllr Ali in Rochdale would continue

Azhar Ali’s comments were described as ‘totally reprehensible’ by Jewish groups

Four boys aged between 12 and 14 have been arrested on suspicion of rape in Rochdale.